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	NZ to Appeal Extradition Decision ninemsn [New Zealand] May 4, 2006 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=98564 Authorities will appeal an Australian decision not to extradite a Catholic priest and monk to face sex offences charges in a New Zealand court. New Zealand's The Press newspaper reported an appeal would be lodged against an Australian Federal Court decision released two weeks ago overturning an extradition order for Brother Roger Moloney, 71, and Father Raymond Garchow, 58. The men belong to the St John of God Order and were due to face charges of sexual abuse relating to children at Christchurch's Marylands Special School in the 1970s. Justice Rodney Madgwick ruled in Sydney the delay in bringing the charges meant the pair would not get a fair trial in New Zealand. The New Zealand solicitor-general and the Director of Public Prosecutions in Sydney have given the go-ahead for an appeal, which must be lodged by Monday, the newspaper said. Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust manager Ken Clearwater told The Press the alleged victims would be "rapt" to hear of the appeal. "Crimes have (allegedly) been committed here and these two men have to return to New Zealand to face their charges," Mr Clearwater said.
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